ASVAB 2024-2025
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What is the Kuiper belt?
a region of the solar system beginning just beyond the orbit of Neptune that contains many icy comets
What organ produces bile?
liver
What is the name of the two largest veins in the body
vena cavae
In the metric system the basic unit of length is the
Meter
What type of star is the sun
yellow dwarf
When light bends due to passing through a medium, this bending is referred to as _________
Refraction
Define capillaries
The smallest blood vessels, which deliver oxygenated blood to the body's tissues
Identify the value and abbreviation of Deka
base times 10, symbolized by da
The hottest and uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is the ________
Mantle
Define Trachea
The windpipe--the passageway from the throat to the lungs
which blood type is the universal donor
,O
Above the stratosphere is the
Mesosphere
What role do ribosomes play in eukaryotic cells?
Produces protein
Variants of genes is known as
alleles
Our solar system's asteroid belt lies between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter
A lunar eclipse occurs when
Earth passes between the moon and the sun.
What does DNA stand for
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Absolute zero expressed in Degrees celsius is
-273 C
Define atomic mass
Number of protons and neutrons
Define the abbreviation of Hecto
Base x 100
Scurvy is the lack of what nutrient?
Vitamin C
Liquids are effective at transmitting force because they are difficult to
Compress
What does torque measure
how much a force is able to cause an object to rotate
Torque is directly proportional to _____ and _____.
force and distance
What is the advantage of a pulley
it enables someone to lift with a downward force
, How is gear ratio determined?
Larger gear teeth number with smaller gear
Is strep throat caused by a bacterium or a virus
bacteria
Small objects that enter the earth's surface and burn up creating a visible bright streak in a night sky is
called
meteors
Can light travel through a vacuum?
Yes
A recessive trait is displayed in an organism only if
If both alleles have the recessive trait
When light reflects off a surface, the angle of __________ is equal to the angle of ______________
Incidence, reflection
______ rock is formed when mineral deposits, such as those carried by a river, harden over time
Sedimentary
In a third class lever, where is the fulcrum and where is the force applied
The fulcrum is positioned near one end of the lever, and an upward force is applied to the middle of the
lever.
What unit is used to express torque
newton meter or the foot pound
What unit is used to express kinetic or potential energy, and what does that unit represent?
Joules, Kg x m^2 / s^2
Is torque directly or inversely proportional to the distance from the center of rotation to the point where
the force acts?
Directly
Define sublimation
solid to gas
What are some minerals that are required for proper nutrition
calcium, magnesium and iron
The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called
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